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Something about those wings like eagles
Do we see God not only in nature's beauty, but in its untamable power?
Our unending prayer
I received word of the Marshall County High School shooting while reading a 900-year-old prayer for peace.
The world waits for your "and yet"
Creating art can seem futile in a world that prefers power and might to truth and beauty. But we've been here before.
Sacred creation in the everyday
In my three-year-old son's bathtime play, the Spirit still hovers over the water.
Advent is a time of waiting, but it doesn't have to be sedate
Maybe Advent is really a wild season, full of things we cannot control.
I'm relieved by the Alabama Senate election results. But it hardly feels like a moral victory.
Nearly half of everyone who went to the state's polls voted for Roy Moore—and most of them are Christians. Can I be reconciled with them?
Justice is sweet
Please don’t judge me, but I am taking a fair amount of pleasure in watching powerful men being publicly called out for their misdeeds.
Creating quiet
Noise and nausea share etymological roots.
Why would anyone go to church now?
We need a place where we can talk about why mass shootings happen.
St. Mary in my basement
I'm an Episcopal priest. Why would I have a statue of the Blessed Virgin in my home?
Mulling over Soli Gloria Dei on the Reformation's anniversary
How can we live for the glory of God alone?
Christian unity, warts and all
In ecumenical relations, there's joy in discovering commonalities. But a deeper connection needs the messy differences.
I can't throw and catch at the same time
What kind of church doesn't have Sunday school? An honest one.
The blessing lies outside your comfort zone
I thought I'd have to earn the prisoners' respect in class. Instead they gave it freely.
The surprising call of Matthew
There's a question that pervades Matthew's Gospel: who's in and who's out?
When the cross reappears
The olive-wood cross reminded me that Christ's sacrificial love is as close as the palm of my hand. Then I lost it.
A hell of a thing to believe
Our convictions inevitably shape who we are.
Dear mainline church people (a response to the Nashville Statement)
It's time to get clear about what it means to be welcoming and affirming to LGBTQIA+ people.
'Still singing this damn song'
There is an idea that has infected a lot of us: that things are worse than ever.
The true believer
According to white supremacist Peter Tefft, Charlottesville was only a beginning.